yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Tablet General] edirector:
I agree with you. My laptop is LED/3D and I constantly go from tablet to laptop an don't notice that much of a difference. I do have GTab in a leather case with keyboard and kick stand that keeps it at an angle maybe that's why. Sometimes I put it in a dock which is more of a straight slight slant angle and notice some washing out, sometimes, but nothing drastic.

In the daytime it is brilliant and has greater clarity. I've sat outside on my deck in sunlight with G Tab in the dock and it was fine. For me I don't hold a book straight upright to read nor lay it flat that would be uncomfortable and I read a lot. Vertical it looks slivery when held but the type is ok to read just the colors are a little metallic. With movies you can hit some bad angles (different video players make the difference--I use QQPlayer after trying all the rest, movies look the best with this one for me) but find the right one and dock it, again its fine.

I would be ragging too if it was that much of a difference. My eyes are used to seeing plasma & lcd on tvs and LED on computer. The bad viewing angles are overblown.
[G Tablet General] xmr405o:
That's true. I knew what you were trying to relay to the new owners. And also I'm not saying that the new owners can't complain about the screen angles because they paid a lower price.
[G Tablet General] docprego:
I'd like to add that the device was secured in the display at Office Depot in landscape mode. I did not really have a chance to try out portrait, though I did angle my head sideways and try. Looked good me to me but definitely was not a definitive test.
[G Tablet General] jcflman:
Thanks for quoting that. Still has me cracking up. Thanks to roebeet for the viewing angle pictures & the humorous quote!
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
For those of you who missed this, here it is again. Unfortunately, the original poster edited his post, but fortunately for us Metal_in_Silk quoted it before it got edited. Here it is if you're still wondering.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I think the original mistake post was a better response. :P Yeah, my parents were REALLY tough.
[G Tablet General] docprego:
My poor thread has really gone down the toilet. ;-)
[G Tablet General] cheapskate88:
It's clearly roebeet's fault.

From my CM powered Evo
[G Tablet General] Metal_in_Silk:
Definitely one for the an(n)als of xda history :p

You're such a good sport :D I feel very comfortable in these forums at this point.

Now off to do some serious reading. I do NOT want to brick my gtab the minute I get my hands on it LOL

*Edited to add, @docprego: you're also a very good sport, putting up with our shennanigans whilst your (very informative) thread went up the proverbial creek in a wirebottomed boat. My apologies, sir. Carry on ;->
[G Tablet General] iglaze:
Hey, it made an informative post much more interesting to read. Lol.

And thanks for all the opinions here and the pictures. Still looking forward to the shipping confirmation here as well.
[G Tablet General] Neoprimal:
Because people are comparing it directly to a 2009+ phone screen. Even worse, people are comparing it to ips and amoled screens in some situations, and want to be able to see everything on it from 180 degree angles. Unfortunately, the GTab display is more or less a netbook screen and seems meant to be used more so, in a line of sight fashion - and in that fashion, I completely agree with you that it is perfect.

In the end, is the screen a problem? For some people, with all validity, yes! But for many others who are using it, no. To each his own. Some people will have problems playing some games on it (portrait mode games for example, though I play hyperjump on it fine) and also games that require the motion sensor may be tricky if they require EXTREME movement; for all intents and purposes though, I don't think anyone's going to get a better deal on the hardware in this thing with a "better" screen as of right now. In a few months I'm sure the Xoom wifi only will go down and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will hit what the GTab was in Nov 2010-Feb 2011 when it is released, but it will take even longer for them to reach 279/299, which is what it's retailing for now so either way, the GTab is def. a great powerhouse starter tablet IF you can overlook the fact that you must view it like you would a netbook. I still have no regrets in buying mine.
[G Tablet General] -BoneZ-:
I agree, Neo. The screen may not be the best that we could've had, but for the price of the hardware it really is a good deal.

There are those actively seeking out a better screen for our G-Tabs, but until then the screen is tolerable and really not that bad.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weygandttw:
Having a strange problem. All the txt i send are received as blank msgs. Also doesnt seem that i can receive txt msgs either. Phone calls work fine.

Im running SC 2.9.2 with the Ultimate Honeycomb theme. I also flashed the EC10 voodoo kernel found http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003017

Any ideas. I think i might try reflashing the kernel.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobloblaw1:
It sounds like you are running an eclair radio on froyo. Check your baseband version. You need at least the dl09 radio and the eb01 radio is recommended.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weygandttw:
Where do i check that? and where can i get the files to flash?

**EDIT**

Found the EB01. in the middle of a restore now so i'll let the results be known
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobloblaw1:
Menu-> settings-> about phone to check your baseband (radio). Use this thread if you need to flash the radio:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11255539&postcount=5

Edit: make sure you have the appropriate samsung usb drivers installed prior to doing this. They can be found in the first post of the linked thread
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weygandttw:
Fixed now. Thanks for the input.
[About XDA developers] greeneye150:
I have been reading this forum for about 2 weeks now digging through everything about the evo i can gather and i just wanted to say thank you for all the hard work, good information, and excellent roms that i have found via this forum. i have had questions but will always read first and always seem to find an answer here. great job to everyone and thank you again
[Atrix 4G General] knigitz:
This happens often, but not every time.

I press the power button to put the phone into standby.

I press it again to take it out, the screen turns on, I try to press the unlock jog or any of the buttons along the bottom - nothing.

I noticed sometimes if I'm quick, it begins to animate the jog, or I get a vibration from a button along the bottom, but then it goes unresponsive.

Putting it back in/out of standby fixes it most every time.

Any ideas?
[Atrix 4G General] acidtreat101:
I have this same problem. Usually worse the longer it was in standby. Helps somewhat to reset the phone once a day, and also use a task killer program to kill apps you arent using.
[Atrix 4G General] knigitz:
I ended up taking the phone back to the store and they replaced it with a brand new one. The new one works flawlessly. Also, my wifes had been working since we got them saturday without issue too.
[Atrix 4G General] bearsfan172:
Seems to happen to me sometimes right in the morning when I take it out of the charger... a bit annoying but nothing too serious
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xriderx66:
Again, this is not mine, i'm just sharing it with you guys :D

I found this music player yesterday, and loved it. absolutely loved it.

The UI is just beautiful.

I suggest you keep your stock/miui/poweramp/winamp/etc. players if you like them so much, but keep this as an alternative like i've done. This is just great. It also has a built-in audio recognizer like shazam or soundhound... i believe it uses shazam, but i'm not sure.

Info and download here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1005135

Screenshots in second post... because i'm uploading them through my phone. not computer.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xriderx66:
pictures taken by me btw.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xriderx66:
accidental re-post.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Kwaii49:
Wow! this is going to be like my 6th music player lolll I was loving doubletwist media player but this is now my most favorite music app. It's so fast. Thanks for sharing this.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] snowspomer:
Dude that's legit.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Nabeel10:
This is amazing! Please notify when update comes out!
[General Questions and Answers] mbancroft41:
I was in the process of getting hboot drivers installed on my PC and lost my HTC drivers.... I finely got my bootloader interface running but also need the HTC drivers to run android flasher as said in this post...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=794638 .....every where I look it never states clearly what download I should chose .. I do have the program "driverMender" but it only says its missing not where I can reacquire it from........PLEASE help.... Im stuck at this point...... Im using HTC EVO 4G 2.2 suppersonic Kings unleshedr3 nechery nosbc haves more
[Captivate General] M973:
Have been wanting to flash a custom rom for a while (rooted with unleash the beast, I know it's ancient) on 2.1, had been planning on DG's Cognition (was just updated to 4.3), but also came across Continuum v4, which looks great. Was leaning more towards Cognition, figuring it'd be more stable based on KB1, but not hearing any complaints from people using Continuum. Any downside I'm wondering to going with Continuum, as it's I9000 based 2.2.1? Thanks.

Edit: Now may be leaning more towards Cognition now that it's been updated (I think it was the Continuum theme that was luring me in) :-)
[Captivate General] Dani897:
not sure about continuum but it may have refernces to a nonexistant camera being from the i9000. not sure but i think all the newer roms have that fixed. really the only downfall of i9000 roms is that some people claim the att roms have better call quality because they use a different method of noise reduction, im not sure if that is proven and i havent run an att rom in a while, i do notice having more problems hearing people than when i bought the phone but i didn't notice it imediately upon flashing an i9000 rom so it is not a good observation. but the i9000 roms offer hsupa (over rated unless you tether and open alot of webpages at te same time) and a bit better benchmarks and maybe a little smoother.

neither is a bad choice and cognition has all the important mods like voodoo sound and lagfix and various tweaks. and oc/uv if you want to do that sort of thing so it is not limited much by being an att rom.
[Captivate General] M973:
Thanks for the advice. Yes, I think the AT&T version takes advantage of the audience chip for sound quality. Likely won't oc/uv, but looks like both have the ability to do so. Looks like both have the ability for lagfix with ext4.
[Captivate General] F1reEng1neRed:
As long as you've got the ROM flashing down, I would try several ROMS and stick with what you like best. Personally, I like Serendipity. No knock on any other custom ROM, but it's my personal preference. Happy flashing!
[Captivate General] SeanHacker:
try out phoenix/firefly/supernova. all three are awesome man. really fast, super stable, smooth as hell, great battery life, gps actually works. the developers will help anytime they get the chance. which from what i've seen is anytime a question is asked. seriously really great roms.
[Captivate General] amtrakcn:
I prefer i9000 based ROM to KB1 based ROMs.

KB1 is Android2.2 while i9000ROMs are on 2.2.1 now. I think 2.2.1 fixed some memory leaking bug.

Also I personally feel the i9000 ROMs are more polished.
[Captivate General] Jemack:
My favorites are pheonix, supernova, and fusion. With firefly as number one backup.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idtheftvictim:
I am having a hard time sticking with cm7...no doubt it is a GREAT rom, and i love ginger on my phone, but i feel like after being on the same rom for over 2 weeks no with just flashing nightlies, that my phone is longing for change...

anyone want to talk me out of it?

Anyone want to talk me into a different 2.2.1 rom?

Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
try out Trigger!

I'm currently on CM7, and love it and have no intentions to change unless if major bugs just randomly come across me.

Trigger is one of the best, stable, and speedy ROMS you'll find on this section.

Bionix... is a bit old.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrazyCharlie:
Gotta agree about Bionix being old (in our world anyway). I've been using Simply Galaxy and I think it rocks. I haven't really come across a "bad" or buggy rom in a long time. Our devs are all pretty good.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
Dude go for the Bi-winning ROM, it's just amazing. Coming from a Trigger user, its just the smoothest and snappiest EVER!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Neo--:
Is there somebody who can tell me in dutch how to install Windroid on my Phone?

I've got an TP2 with WM6.5 and i have seen here a few Windroid Theme`s, BUT i don`t know how to install them and witch one i need.

Is there somebody who can help me (hopefully in Dutch)?

My English is so bad.... (My girlfriend wrote this :P)
[Windows Mobile Themes] MrBeOTP2:
everything u need is

1) install CHT 2.0 + CHTE 2.0 FINAL -> SOFTRESET

2) Install all cab in which theme u choose -> softreset

3 ) enjoy
[Windows Mobile Themes] Neo--:
But, when i search for Windroid, i see V1, V2, V3 etc etc etc.

Witch one I need? And CHT 2.0 + CHTE 2.0 FINAL.... is it includid?:confused:
[Windows Mobile Themes] AlexandrosNic:
To install CHT go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=792303

And download CHT and CHTEditor!, install them on your phone and soft reset it.

Then choose what version of windroid you want: V1, V2, V3. Install it on your phone, soft reset and it's done!
[Windows Mobile Themes] Neo--:
Ok, now i have CHTEditor 2.0.0.0 AND CHT.

Now iam going to install that first.

I know, i'mm a n00b Sorry about that :P
[Windows Mobile Themes] Neo--:
Now i'm getting on every reboot;

- Services.exe Fail

- myFavesService.exe Fail

I think, i did something wrong?

EDIT: I disable failrapportage, it looks like i did it with the help off all from you! THNX!! :D
[G Tablet General] notwen:
Let me start by saying I had a perfect install of TNT Lite v5.01. I semi-bricked my G-Tab trying to install it and learned how to recover it using nvflash; regardless I decided I wanted to backout of TNT Lite 5.01 so I could stick w/ released firmware and re-install TNT Lite 4.3.x. I should say that I've flashed many a ROM via recovery/cwn in the past and am fairly familair w/ the process.

I followed roebeet's instructions of backing out by flashing over TNT Lite w/ the OTA 3588 ROM and go back afterward to flash over it w/ TNT Lite 4.3. The flash to OTA 3588 went through fine and the auto-reboot occurred and I was stuck in bootloop(Viewsonic & gTablet screens). I then tried flashing 3588 and TNT Lite 4.3 both multiple times with no avail. I then proceeded trying the Format Utility and reflashing back to stock afterwards as I had luck in the past reflashing to stock w/ nvflash. However I still come back to the same bootloop. I format once more using the above link and nvflash comes up w/ a bootloop, I power it down and it won't power back up, even into APX mode.

I've since opened it up to unplug the battery physically pulling the plug from the board. This re-enabled APX mode. I have since been able to reflash replacing recovery w/ cwm and can get to cwm, but that is about it. This is where I've been since w/ nothing but bootloops for my attempts.

note

---

When I try to wipe data/factory reset in cwm it returns the following error:

E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk3p2

(Invalid argument)

Error mounting /data/!

It formats CACHE & SDEXT no issue.

cwm can only seem to find my internal storage so I have been transferring ROMs to it via mounting it as a USB device(using cwm). And regardless of what I attempt to flash(the install runs fine) I always come back to the bootloop of the Viewsonic and gTablet screens. I can confirm that cwm can't find my ext microsd by checking the listed directores when I choose install from sdcard.

Any ideas at all? =]
[G Tablet General] notwen:
Attempting the 2048/0 partition trick recommended by butchconnor in another thread. Won't have time to try it now, but will be taking my G-Tab to work to attempt any recommendations.
[G Tablet General] Mantara:
Have you tried powering it down from the bootloop and then powering it back on normally without going back into recovery?

I kept getting bootloops coming back to vegan from TnT lite and was frustrated as hell untill one time I forgot to hold down vol + and it booted fine. I had changed nothing as the 3 previous boots were just wiping data / cash / davlic.

I also get that error when trying to wipe dalvic and was told that it has something to do with a part of partition 2 but never got more info than that.
[G Tablet General] Retrodrift:
I bricked my friend's GTAB but roebeet saved my arse

My friend wanted a Gtablet when he saw mine with TnT 4.2.5, he couldn't get over the fact i control my PC with VNC viewer, can view my webcams etc etc. So he offered me a 32G micro SD to order one for him and ROOT it. Long story short once in 4.2.5 and downloading everything in the market it froze or something then went into boot-loop. then i really messed with it and then magic NO-GO (only messed with it because i knew WE had such awesome support HERE)

1st flash only gave me a boot loop, then affter finally understanding to rename the recovery.img in clockworkmod v08 to part9 and part9 to part9.org in the NVflash folder i created, i was able to flash, enter clockworkmod and wipe old data and voila.

THANKS roebeet and others who help us rivalize and surpass IPAD. Now everyone in my town wants one!
[G Tablet General] notwen:
Yes, I get bootloops after installing a ROM from sdcard, from internal storage and even after wiping all but the boot partitions(cache, dalvik, data, sdcard) via cwm. I was able to wipe data now by partitioning my sdcard 2048/0 and will be trying to install via sdcard again here shortly.

Yes, I've nvflashed w/ recovery and cwm in place of recovery; mentioned this towards the end of my initial post. =]
[G Tablet General] Retrodrift:
I have also set partition to 2048/0 and no issues the past hour of stress tests
[G Tablet General] Retrodrift:
Hi Notwen

Initially i also received the E:Can't mount /dev/block / Error mounting /data/! prompt. In CWM I unmounted everything in advanced, formatted everything, rebooted and only had the Viewsonic birdy screen with 'Magic..error' script above left, that's it. Proceeded to NVflash process from there
[G Tablet General] notwen:
Not sure what the root cause of it all, but simply repartitioning the sd card 2048/0 killed the bootloops and I was able to load and install ROMs from the internal storage. TNT Lite 4.3.2 is up and running great now. Thanks all for the recommendations/help. =]
[G Tablet General] Mantara:
Awesome! Good to hear! Repartitionong can really fix a lot of goofy errors. I do it instead of wiping everything when installing a new rom. I just move my backups to my PC and let er rip.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] fatkinglet:
OBJECTIVE - Install CyanogenMod 7

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=946354

Obstacle - Failed at INSTALLING A CUSTOM RECOVERY

http://androidforums.com/getitnowmarketing/221388-custom-recovery-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html

1. I have successfully root by following this guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1001713

2. I have placed both flash_image and recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0at the root of sd card

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1007244

3. I am stucked at "INSTALLING A CUSTOM RECOVERY" and need help (I am getting error messages of file not found. Pictures attached)

Picture 1:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30802104@N03/5562426547/

Picture 2:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30802104@N03/5563002890/

Picture 3:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30802104@N03/5563002928/

PS: My phone is still locked to Koodo, does it matter I leave it locked ?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] sondw:
I think '>' has error

You'd better typing it in terminal no in cmd

need root and type in terminal

su

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system

cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image

chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image

mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak

mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-GNM-thunderg-1.1.0.img

reboot recovery

It will help you
[Optimus One, P500, V General] fatkinglet:
Thanks and it works.
[Atrix 4G General] Purple Drama Llama:
I've been a huge fan of case-mates cases for the longest time. I sent them an e-mail to see if they were making any for the Atrix, and they said that they make cases as per how many requests they get. So, if anyone else out there is a Case-mate fan, here's a link to request: http://support.case-mate.com/index.php?pg=request
[Atrix 4G General] Deleted member 2488575:
I requested. Even though I already have a case.
[Atrix 4G General] Purple Drama Llama:
I have every major case available for it (Some people are ROM addicts, im a case addict :D). Thanks for requesting!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] modsbyus:
I am trying to use an external usb drive. I have added it to the vold.fstab by adding line:

Dev_mount usbdisk /mnt/usbdisk auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.3/mmc_host/mmc1

I also edited init.rc.

After line #setup the global environment

Added: export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /mnt/usbdisk

Than after line: # create mountpoints

Added: mkdir /mnt/usbdisk 0000 system system

Then after line:

# symlinks ( i think)

Added: symlink /mnt/usbdisk /usbdisk

However, when i reboot my droid 2 all of the changes made to the init.rc file are gone.

What have i missed?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbancroft41:
I was in the process of getting hboot drivers installed on my PC and lost my HTC drivers.... I finely got my bootloader interface running but also need the HTC drivers to run android flasher as said in this post...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=794638 .....every where I look it never states clearly what download I should chose .. I do have the program "driverMender" but it only says its missing not where I can reacquire it from........PLEASE help.... Im stuck at this point....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Download htc sync, then uninstall it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbancroft41:
you want me to download htc sync then uninstall htc sync??????I dont understand that be I'm doing it... thats the first answer I have got in a day and a half......Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
-Nods- Exactly that. You just need the drivers the program installs for the phone. Leaving the program installed causes problems when rooting, so you delete it. After you're rooted, you can re-install it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbancroft41:
im already rooted is that a problem
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Naaaw, you're still good to go.

But you also got he hboot drivers?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbancroft41:
ya I lost htc drivers when I was getting hboot drivers. but its good to go i just need to replace htc....which i'm finely onmy way.... I tell you thanks... I have been on my PC all day trying to fixs this...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Well at least you could end the day on a positive note. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbancroft41:
after I install the program do I uninstall it right away or do the find my device portion
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Well since you're rooted, don't need to uninstall, you can go to the find my device portion.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbancroft41:
well i have never had the need for the program as of yet. guess i'll keep sence I have already done the due..... again thank you
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Glad to have helped. :)